USA v. Brazil, ConfedCup

must...take...deep...breaths...

i have a suspicion that we'll still see bornstein at lb b/c of his quickness and the uncertain status of boca's hammy, other than that, i'm all for throwing adu and torres into the mix early on.

that's an early start on the ol' diet dr. pepper, hd. coffee for me, but if somebody is sent off early again, that's gonna transform to an irish coffee post haste.

 

I would bring Marvel Wynne in there somewhere as a defensive midfielder and leave Torres on the bench. He can come in for Adu later - they are the same player.

 

GAH....

I can;t think of anythingelse to say. Can someone get me out of my spiderhole when it's over? I'm feeling faint of heart now.

 

Forget the DP. Forget the Coffee. I'm starting in on the Kool-Aid.

------------------------------- Timmay ---------------------------------

------ Wynne ------------------------------------------- Spector ------
------------------------ Gooch ---------- Boca -------------------------

---------------------- Bradley ----------- Torres -----------------------
------- Dempsey ------------------------------------- Adu -------------

--------------------- Cakes ---------------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------- Josy -------------------------

And bring Sacha (probably for Torres) and Davies (probably for Cakes) in as soon as anyone shows the least bit of being tired.

 

Is this a prediction of a US win?



Here's what I want to see:

--------------Howard
Wynne-Onyewu-Boca-Spector
------Sasha--MB--Torres
--------Cakes------Demps
---------------Jozy

the classic Christmas Tree formation

What I think we'll see:

--------------Howard
Spector-Onyewu-Boca-Bornstein
Demps---Sasha--Demps--Beas
--------Cakes
----------------Jozy

 

I want to see a high pressure physical game to try and get Brazil out of their comfort zone. I think we have to take it to them and force them to defend b/c they have an excellent ability to pick teams apart. I still have to watch the Brazil v Egypt match to see how they are playing, but I would imagine it is the same style they always play - great.

 

I think we'll see the 4-5-1 again with the same back four, Landon and Dempsey out wide and Jozy up top. The middle three will probably be Bradley, Feilhaber and Torres in some order.

 

The starting lineup according to Ives:

PRE-GAME- Here is the USA starting lineup:

-----------Altidore-----------Donovan----------------

Beasley---------------------------------------Dempsey

-----------------Bradley----Kljestan------------------

Bornstein---Onyewu---------DeMerit-------Spector

-----------------------Howard---------------------------

 

Beasley is horrible.

 

That's an insult to horrible.

I don't need to see his skinny ass in a USMNT shirt ever again.

GAH!!!

 

All credit for Spector. Not his fault, and he showed his wheels,...and heart.

Bradley is having a bit of a howler, along with DMB.

Here's a tip: When you have a corner kick against Brazil, kick it into the area.

Who the hell is responsible for coming up with these tactics and line-up???

 

Ahem.... I'm not great on tactics and formations. But I know good when I see it, and I know 'overrated' when I see it.

Not ready for Prime Time.. EVER!

 

Oh my goodness. It's hard to tell if the players care or not (Howard and Gooch excluded) - and it sure looks like the coach doesn't care either as he stands on the sideline with a dumbfounded gaze...then again, I probably would revert to a 1000 yard stare too if I had to watch that shit in front of me.

 

i'm speachless.

 

Conor Casey is worthless.

It is sad, but I miss Brian Ching.

 

Well, that sucked.

I didn't expect to win, but that was not fun to watch.

 

someone get Roy on the phone!

 

The last 10-15 minutes looked much better for the U.S., but I still think Costa Rica, for example, would've beaten the U.S. today, let alone Brasil, with the effort I saw displayed.

That is, unless the USMNT is really that bad? This team continues to lower my expectations...which weren't all that high to begin with.

One match left to salvage some pride. Again, Gooch and Howard excluded - he's faced 40+ shots (IN TWO MATCHES!!!) and made a ton of saves and Gooch is the lone player to probably raise his stock in South Africa (Howard we already know is a stud).